1. Macroinvertebrate Communities in the ‘Wild & Scenic’ Reach of the Loxahatchee River Loxahatchee River Watershed Science Symposium February 2001 Richard C. Dent, Mary S. Ridler and Lorene Bachman Loxahatchee River District

2. Figure #2 : Comparison of General Taxonomic Composition, Station #67 & Station #69 1991-1999

3. Figure #3 : Relative Presence of General Taxonomic Groups at Biological Sampling Station #69 123 Total Species Identified 1991-1999

4. Figure #4 : Relative Presence of General Taxonomic Groups at Biological Sampling Station #67 123 Total Species Identified 1991-1999

5. Major Taxonomic Groups Mean Number and Observation Frequency

6. Most Frequently Observed Genera

7. Figure #5 : Temporal Trends for Select Metrics at Station #67 Time Metric value

8. Figure #6 : Temporal Trends for Select Indices at Station #67 time Index value

9. Figure #7 : Temporal Trends for Selected Metrics at Station #69 Metric value

10. Figure #8 : Temporal Trends for Select Indices at Station #69 Index value

11. Figure #9 : River Flow at Station #69 During Sampling Events 1991-99 time Flow in cfs

12. Figure #10 : Relative Presence of Functional Feeding Groups at Sta. #67

13. Figure #11 : Relative Presence of Functional Feeding Groups at Sta. #69

14. Figure #13 : Comparison of Analytical Results at Station #69 value

15. Figure #12 : Comparison of Analytical Results at Station #67 Value

16. Figure #14 : Comparison of Select Metrics for Two Related Sites Sampled Concurrently in 1992, 1993 and 1994 value

17. Typical Water Quality Conditions at Monitoring Stations 1991-1999 #67 #69 pH value 7.59 7.31 Alkalinity 140 141 Color 65 73 Dissolved Oxygen 5.53 3.82 Total Nitrogen 0.86 0.89 Total Phosphorus 0.057 0.048 Fecal Coliform Bact. 164 66 Fla. W.Q. Index 40 46

18. Synopsis of General Taxonomic Conditions 1991-1999